Inadvisable to turn nominated into elected member for N.W.F. Province. Encloses copy of letter to Governors regarding Central Provinces State Aid to Industries Act.
Difficulty of dealing with Gandhi when political activities are resumed. Against Gandhi being confined in bungalow instead of in jail. Temple Entry Bill: necessity of making Government position plain. Answers S/S's remarks about Bill being permissive only.
Realises difficulties in England if J.S.C. Report is delayed. Attlee and Orissa Boundary. Does not agree with S/S as to treatment of Gandhi. Impossibility of getting tariff negotiations through Assembly before dissolution. Does not think Congress will get sweeping victory in new Assembly.
Impressions of situation on return: talk to Stanley. Popularity of Stanley. Congress divided and unlikely to take much interest in Report of J.S.C. Difficulty of finding something non-committal to say in his speech to Legislative Assembly.
Estimate of possible number of Congress seats in new Assembly – Willingdon thinks it better to have them in Sir Fazl-i-Husain, Sir Maneckji Dadabhoy and Sir Shanmukham Chetty as representatives for Jubilee celebrations in London. Sir Richard Maconachie's desire to retire as British Minister at Ka...
Difficulty of forecasting election prospects in India. Thinks Reform Bill should be proceeded with in any case. Difficulty caused by I.O. suggestion about pensions for axed officers of I.A. Temple Entry Bill. Sir Abdur Rahim's allegation of racial discrimination in Army Bill which was narrowly ...
Sassoon's visit to R.A.F. Units. Chetwode's speech in Council of State on Army Bill. Congress still trying to resolve differences. Sifton's desire for leave in October: suggests Whitty to act. Road development on N.W. Frontier. Suggests additional honours for Jubilee List.
Chetwode's speech well received in England. Optimistic about results of election and reception of Bill. Alteration of tour arrangements. Governor's desire for early election if Bill is through by end of 1935. Prefers Bailey to Gould as successor to Daukes as Resident in Katmandu. Talk of Gandhi's...
Against Lloyd George's suggestion of two prominent Englishmen visiting India to negotiate over his head. Gandhi's statement about possibility of severing connection with Congress: probably influenced by Nehru. Andrews' desire to get heads of Churches to invite Gandhi to England. Government's i...